The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-12
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

New ORLEANS Picayune: When lovely wom
an stoops to folly, it is to pick up dude.
The B. & o. messenger boys in Washington
deliver their messages.
". W. COLE. the circus man. is not yet forty.
has been on the road with shows from boyhood,
is rich and neither drinks, smokes, chews nor
swears.
ONE hundred and fifty grave-diggers employed
in a New York cemetery have struck for higher
pay. and right now when spring funerals are ripe.
1t is to be hoped that the undertakes will not
be called out
Mrs LOGAN will, it is reported preface her
late husbands forthcoming book, 1.-THE Volun-
teer Soldier in America" by letter stating that
the volume was completed by his hand Rumors
to the contrary have evoked this letter.
BURDETTE: "Let US shake off the past!
shouts Washington paper, "let US no longer
cling to the old forms!" Hooray That's our
party; bring us some new forms to cling to; say
about-wel nothing older than twenty three.
AN antiquarian of Philadelphia has discovered
the original first charter of that city, antedatng
by ten years the supposed first charter now in
Independence Hail. 1t is dated 1861, and is a
parchment sheet nearly two by three feet IN size
and in an excellent state of preservation.
DIR. W. S. SEARLE, who attended the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher in his last illness, was
formerly prominent homeopathic physician 10
Troy, n. Y. He left that city about twenty
years ago and took up his residence in Brooklyn
where he soon found place among the leaders
of his profession.
MAGGIE QUINN. a reputable young woman of
Pittsburg fell on the street in fit was carried
to the police station charged with drunkenness,
put in cell with other female prisoners, who,
became
being drunk and the result of all this was that
the girl lost her reason.
MILTON A. McRAE, late of the Cincinnati
Evening Post, has assumed entire control of the
st. Louis Chronicle Mr. McRae is gentleman
of wide experience in the management of cheap
afternoon papers, and under his direction the
Chronicle will doubtless meet with greater sue
cess than it has heretofore attained.
Hotel. REPORTER: Three different walters at
| Southern hotel asked little prim precise
Harvard professor at dinner in quick succession,
| if he would have soup A little annoyed, he
| said to the last waiter who asked s'Is it com
| pusory?" mo. sah." answered our friend and
brother "no, sah think it is muck turtle"
| YOUTHS Companions A little boy of our ac-
| quaintance has an uncle who is carpenter.
| jamie delights to watch him at his work. One
| day uncle John was cutting out a mortse and he
stopped to look In to see how deep 1t was sQulnt
| ing his eyes up in funny way. "Oh Uncle
| John" called Jamie, ''let me look in. My eyes
| are hitler than yours"
| A RUSTY iron wedge, with the initials, ga. L.
rudely stamped upon it, was recently found in
| an ancient house near old Salem It has been
| recognized by former companions of Abe Lin
| coin as the famous wedge which he used in split
| ting rails in that vicinity. The initials were
made by Lincoln himself in the presence Of j.
| G. Spears, now resident of Talula.
| RySuop HrNpy P0TrrEP s familiar houre
in the streets of New York, carrying small
purple bag that contains books and MSS, and
| greeted by citizens of all faiths with the pro
| foundest respect. In his first sermon since his
| return from Europe he told his congregation
that in order to believe, it is necessary to cult
| vate the spiritual sense of. sight, just as mu
| steal ear is necessary to the appreciation Of
| Wagner
| AN Eastern man, who recently went to Tope
| ka, Kan, was taken a long distance into the
| country by real estate agent, who began show
ing number of bargains in Topeka lots. '.Ars
we still in Topeka2' the stranger inquired. look
| ing around the bleak prairie. "Oh yes
| this locality convenient to business" the agen
| answered. II was in Wichita the other day. the
| stranger continued, land am certain i was of
| fered these same lots as a part of Wichita: tina
is the reason Inquired If we were in Topeka
NEW YORK World: Mr.. Beecher was ono,
| asked by one Of his myriad Of correspondents
''How shall 1 feel when I come to dies" TIL,
| great preacher replied Enthusiastically, "Yo,
will probably feel stupid" referring to the kind
~ provision OF nature in benumbing the facui
ties when putting her children to their last sleep
| His prediction has been closely verified in hi
own case. the coma Of apoplexy being one of tn.
states which he described ''stupid'-a condi
ton OF sleepiness followed by inssnsibility an,
death.